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Regex for Video File Extension

Regex Pattern

\.(mp4|mov|avi|mkv|webm|flv|wmv|m4v)$

Common video file extensions

Quick Answer

The regex pattern for video file extension is `\.(mp4|mov|avi|mkv|webm|flv|wmv|m4v)$`. Common video file extensions. This works in JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, and most regex engines that support PCRE syntax.

Test Examples

InputResult
movie.mp4✓ Matches
clip.mov✓ Matches
video.webm✓ Matches
song.mp3✗ No match
image.jpg✗ No match
video✗ No match

Code Examples

javascript

const regex = /\.(mp4|mov|avi|mkv|webm|flv|wmv|m4v)$/;
const isValid = regex.test(value);

python

import re
pattern = r'\.(mp4|mov|avi|mkv|webm|flv|wmv|m4v)$'
if re.match(pattern, value):
    print("valid")

ruby

pattern = /\.(mp4|mov|avi|mkv|webm|flv|wmv|m4v)$/
if value =~ pattern
  puts "valid"
end

php

if (preg_match('/\.(mp4|mov|avi|mkv|webm|flv|wmv|m4v)$/', $value)) {
    echo "valid";
}

java

String pattern = "\\.(mp4|mov|avi|mkv|webm|flv|wmv|m4v)$";
boolean isValid = value.matches(pattern);

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